Tagged: culture

Philadelphia Launching Free Walking Tours Showcasing Neighborhoods' Food, Art, and History

Philadelphia will be in the spotlight this summer for the celebrations of America's 250th birthday. The city where the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776 is throwing a big…

4 Restaurants in Rome with Fresh Takes on Italian Culinary Classics

In Rome, changing a classic dish can feel like heresy. Few cuisines are guarded as fiercely; recipes are protected, debated, and passed down like family heirlooms. When Italian cuisine…

Southern Germany’s University Cities: A College Tour of 5 Historic Destinations

Germany has some of the best universities in the world—and some of the oldest. Heidelberg University, for instance, was founded in 1386. Relative whippersnapper Harvard University in…

Famous Cemeteries Worth Traveling to See

What follows is a transcript from the June 15, 2025, edition of the Frommer's Travel Show podcast. The interview has been edited for length and clarity. To listen to the episode, click…

Gen Z Travelers Are Using Astrology to Plan Vacations. Here's How to Make the Stars Your Travel Advisor

Gen Z has disseminated a bevy of cultural trends, some fun and endearing like choreographed TikTok dances, others less comprehensible (let us never speak of that Labubu madness…

A Major 20th-Century Artist Just Got His Own Museum and Garden in Philadelphia

Acclaimed 20th-century sculptor and maestro of the mobile Alexander Calder (1898–1976) is both the namesake and subject of a major new cultural institution in the artist's hometown of…

2025's UNESCO World Heritage Sites List: Fairy-Tale Castles, Lost Cities, and Natural Wonders

A onetime hub for real-life pirates of the Caribbean and the real-life inspiration for Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland are among the places newly inscribed as UNESCO World…

Bucking DEI Backlash, This State Just Opened a New African American Heritage Trail

Amid efforts by the U.S. federal government to restrict how African American history is taught, preserved, and celebrated, one state just unveiled a tourism initiative to showcase more…

Mexico City's New Frida Kahlo Museum Offers a Fresh Look at the Artist

A new museum dedicated to artist Frida Kahlo opened in Mexico City's Coyoacán district in September. Dubbed Museo Casa Kahlo, the institution is housed at Casa Roja, a residence that…

Get to Know Juneau: Things to Do Beyond the Cruise Terminal in Alaska’s Vibrant Capital

Juneau, Alaska, is arguably the prettiest capital city in the United States—that is, if you like fresh air, thriving clean waters, and occasional glimpses of the northern lights…

Martha's Vineyard 'Jaws' Tour: Hunt Down Filming Locations with This Driving Route

For a “summer town” that needs “summer dollars,” as the mayor of fictional Amity, USA, puts it in Steven Spielberg’s Jaws, it may seem counterintuitive to forever yoke your destination…

Inside the Renovated Frick Collection, NYC's Gilded Age Time Capsule

When first-timers visit the Frick Collection in New York City, they may not have any idea the place is fresh off a 5-year, $330 million renovation and expansion. Set to reopen…

Timely Topic of Human Migration the Focus of New Attraction in Fitting Spot

The issue of people crossing borders—whether as documented or undocumented immigrants, asylum seekers, refugees, deported migrants, or expats—has become one of the world's most…

Where to Shop in Paris: The City's Most Beautiful Boutiques and Cafes

As impressive as the museums and monuments of Paris are, the smaller establishments—bakeries, bookstores, boutiques, bars, and brasseries—are just as likely to put you under the city's…

Mona Lisa Getting a Room of Her Own in Major Louvre Overhaul

Big changes are coming to the Louvre museum in Paris. Chief among them: The Mona Lisa will get her own room. Leonardo da Vinci’s famed Italian Renaissance painting, known as La Joconde…

The Best Museums in Washington, D.C.

Updated November 1, 2024 Washington, D.C., is home to one of the world's most remarkable collections of museums: the Smithsonian Institution. The "Nation's Attic" preserves and…

New UNESCO World Heritage Sites for 2024 in Italy, Malaysia, South Africa, More

UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) has added 24 cultural and natural wonders to its esteemed World Heritage List of sites the organization…

Stunning Images of Natural Attractions and Culture Sites Endangered by Climate Change and Other Threats

Our incredible, imperiled planet risks losing some of its most awe-inspiring natural wonders and cultural treasures due to climate change, conflict, commercial development, and other…

The New African American Museum in Charleston: Opening Date, How to Go, What to See

An estimated 40% of all enslaved Africans brought to the United States as part of the international slave trade disembarked in Charleston, South Carolina. On Tuesday, June 27, the new…

50 Things to Do in Sicily: The Italian Island’s Best Beaches, Palaces, and Food

Stirring landscapes, Greek ruins, great beaches, delicious street food, baroque towns, amazing art, decadent pastries—the Italian island of Sicily has just about everything you could…

Look Out, Wayne Newton! Las Vegas Gets a Punk Rock Museum

We're getting awfully close to the 50th anniversary of punk rock's mid-1970s high-water mark—an uncomfortably respectable-sounding age for a movement all about bratty…

Miami Heat: Museum of Sex Opening in South Florida

New York City's Museum of Sex turns 21 this year, and the adult museum is celebrating hitting the age of adulthood by expanding to a second location. Set to open in spring 2023, the…

French Baguettes and Cuban Light Rum Get UNESCO Heritage Status

Anyone who has ever bit into a fresh baguette in France already knows that crunchy-chewy creation counts among the exceptional achievements of humanity. But now UNESCO has made it…

Beyond the Beach: Fun Things to Do in Miami Without Showing Off Your Abs

Updated October 12, 2022 In 1961, Frommer’s Miami and the Caribbean on 10 Dollars a Day (the mind boggles) describes the South Florida city as a pastel-hued land of “unheard-of…

Vast Sculpture in Nevada Desert Finally Opens After 50 Years

An immense outdoor sculpture that's been in the works for more than 50 years finally opens to visitors this week in the desert expanses of eastern Nevada's Basin and Range National…